From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from W. Stanley to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn of the assault on Representative Coggeshall, who had been approached by three men from Oakland, Mississippi, and subsequently shot. Stanley also reports that the assailants had been allowed by a justice of the peace to escape. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Stanley's letter.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sam White to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, tendering his resignation from the Board of Supervisors in Hancock County, Mississippi. Mitchell requests that White's resignation be rejected stating that he is doing so to avoid a "legal issue" concerning the issue of redrawing boundaries of the County. (Written on the back side of White's note of resignation)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from C. M. Bisbee to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, enclosing a letter of introduction and stating that Bisbee has the endorsement of two senators and the Secretary of the Senate. (No enclosure included)

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Report from Secretary of the Mississippi State Senate Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn confirming county officers from Madison, Newton, Hinds, Sunflower, Harrison, Bolivar, Alcorn, Yalobusha and Kemper Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mississippi State Senator J. J. Seal, Secretary of the Mississippi State Senate Murray Peyton and John Eartman to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, introducing Chester M. Bisbee who resides in the town of Pass Christian in Harrison County, Mississippi. They go on to give their recommendation on the quality of his character and ask if the Governor is able to grant him favor in any way.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Sheriff L. E. Pradat to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's private secretary H. F. Hewson, acknowledging the receipt of a request from Alcorn to report all of the felonies that have occurred in Harrison County, Mississippi, where Pradat is the sheriff.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Unfinished report from E. W. Laird, listing nominations for county officers from several counties. Notes include dates of appointments, names of officers, and notes of those who failed to qualify. At the end of the report, Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn signs his name and requests the advice and consent of the Mississippi State Senate for the appointments.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Murray Peyton, secretary of the Mississippi State Senate, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that the Senate had confirmed the accompanying list of county and municipal officer nominations for Harrison and Pike Counties, Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. List of district and local enrolling officers on conscription duty in the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. J. Smylie at Pascagoula, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning his efforts to run cotton past the United States Navy's blockade.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from F. S. Blount, Chief Agent of Impressment at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the use of county sheriffs to act as impressment agents.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from John Handy at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking if he needs to apply for a special amnesty since he had served as chief collector of the Confederate war tax in Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from C. Bellman at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Vicksburg, Mississippi, offering his services in helping to rebuild the state of Mississippi.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from W. A. Champlin at Handsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, giving Sharkey an overview of conditions on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from F. L. Claiborne in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, recommending Robert W. James to be appointed collector of revenue for the seashore of Mississippi. Attached is a letter from James himself asking for the position, saying he has been a resident of Biloxi, Mississippi, for several years, and is acquainted with the citizens of Mississippi counties Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Petition from the ladies of Harrison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for assistance from the state.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Louisa M. Blythe at Biloxi, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking to help the suffering women and children of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from French citizen, A. Brocas, at Pass Christian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, asking to be exempted from militia duty.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Sidoine Krebs, a member of the 5th Mississippi Infantry, State Troops at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus seeking a discharge from the militia.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from August Kleinhempel at Harrison County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, seeking to have three workers from his tanyard be exempted from military service.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Rubin Lee in Hancock County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, complaining about the lack of Confederate troops to defend the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. G. Kendall in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus of an effort on the Gulf Coast to defeat him in the upcoming election.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from W. McCallen in Handsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus concerning the defense of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Sixth annual report of the superintendent and physician of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum.

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Newspaper clipping listing Mississippi's state executive and judiciary officers for the year 1859. Included are salaries, terms of office, information on elections, terms of courts, and the times and places that courts are held. (On the obverse, the printed year 1859 is crossed out in two places and the year 1868 notated in pencil on the side).